Robert D. Tennyson

This title is an IGI Global Core Reference for 2019 as it is one of the best-selling reference books within the Business and Management subject area since 2016. This publication...

With the evolution of information technologies, mobile devices, and social media, educators must learn to build and utilize new forms of content delivery, new teaching...

Strategy management has always been a crucial business aspect that a company must understand to remain successful in the business world. However, there are a number of different...

In recent years, the use of information technologies, mobile devices, and social media, along with the evolving needs of students, professionals, and academics, has grown...

As technology grows as the largest source of modern economic growth, the emergence of new models is currently challenging the standard western model of organizational management....

Web 2.0 offers the Zeitgeist to update seminal research concerning children's Private Speech (PS) and Self-Regulation Learning (SRL) for application in social networks....

Companies and organizations are increasingly more aware of the importance of people and their knowledge for dealing with economic scenarios as well as their relationships...

This chapter presents an argument for the employment of computers in education and the possible improvements especially for students with disabilities. Early in the chapter...

As governments search for the best ways to restyle their services, the E-Government field continues to attract interest from public administrators, politicians, academics, and...

Although the majority of information that is published by the current web is aimed at human consumption, the browsers which contain this information are only able to interpret...

With the purpose of building upon standard web technologies, open linked data serves as a useful way to connect previously unrelated data and to publish structured data on the...

Web 2.0 offers the Zeitgeist to update seminal research concerning children’s Private Speech (PS) and Self-Regulation Learning (SRL) for application in social networks....

With the proper management, knowledge-based resources (human capital, relational capital, structural capital) aim to contribute to the creation of a competitive advantage not...

Within global commerce, services and management play a vital role in the economy. Service systems are necessary for organizations, and a multi-disciplinary approach is ideal to...

This study employed a survey instrument to investigate the knowledge topics that are important to a nursing professional. We asked 491 nursing professionals and managers in...

Strategic Role of Tertiary Education and Technologies for Sustainable Competitive Advantage explores how education enables social and economic development through the targeted...

There has been increasing interest in informal learning in recent years and interest in managing informal learning, especially in workplaces. This study selects sample companies...

Technology has always been welcomed in higher education as a means to improve student learning. However, technology application in higher education is usually driven by the...

Tourism is a dynamic part of our economy. The global hospitality and tourism industry, which blends the lodging, food, attractions, cultural, and travel industries, is the...

This study employed the activity competency model (ACM) to investigate the perceived importance of the managerial activities, skills and knowledge required by top management in...

One of the most meaningful application domains of technology enhanced learning (TEL) is related to the adoption of learning technologies and designs for people with disabilities....

Improving learning in a global environment is major goal for advanced technology growth. Web-based instructional systems offer learners simultaneous information regardless of...

Impressed by the motivation and effort displayed by players of complex and highly interactive electronic games, psychological researchers seek to apply gaming techniques to...

Emerging information and communication technologies and learning models have triggered a new wave of educational innovation: electronic learning (E-learning). This study employs...

This chapter presents instructional design strategies to improve student learning satisfaction. Conformation factor analysis was performed to test the reliability and validity of...

Perhaps contrary to expectations, computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), particularly asynchronous text discussion, has characteristics that may be beneficial to...

This chapter presents an argument for the employment of computers in education and the possible improvements especially for students with disabilities. Early in the chapter...

Improving learning in a global environment is major goal for advanced technology growth. Web-based instructional systems offer learners simultaneous information regardless of...

Impressed by the motivation and effort displayed by players of complex and highly interactive electronic games, psychological researchers seek to apply gaming techniques to...

This chapter speaks to knowledge engineering through the use of narrative, personal research. It is intended that the readers experience the development of an online class from...

This study employed a survey instrument to investigate the knowledge topics that are important to a nursing professional. We asked 491 nursing professionals and managers in...

The Advances in Game-Based Learning (AGBL) Book Series aims to cover all aspects of serious games applied to any area of education. The definition and concept of education has...

Social networks are collections of individuals linked together by a set of relations. The linkage of social networks to people and business contexts as well as to critical...